January 2012
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mp3: Memoryhouse - Walk With Me
Walk With Me, another outtake off Memoryhouse’s forthcoming The Slideshow Effect, is a lot more “classic Memoryhouse” than their previously released The Kids Were Wrong was. Although the middle bit has drums as well, overall it feels “proper” dreamy again - don’t get me wrong though, I did like The Kids Were Wrong, but this dreamy sound of theirs is the thing...
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video: Porcelain Raft - Unless You Speak From Your...
Porcelain Raft suits up and hires two copycats to star in the video for Unless You Speak From Your Heart, taken from his wistful, soothing debut full-length Strange Weekend.
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video: Phèdre - In Decay
Grimes recommended this (OMFG) on Twitter yesterday - it’s the video for Phèdre’s In Decay, which is NSFW but not in way you expect it to be. Phèdre are “three lovers from Monaco, raised in a cave of gold” and release their debut LP digitally on February 14. (via)
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video: Desire - Don't Call
Italians Do It Better team up with director Alberto Rossini once more for the video for Desire’s Don’t Call, which was shot in Miami during a hurricane.
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video: Kate Bush - Lake Tahoe
Kate Bush directed the video for her Lake Tahoe, taken from her latest offering 50 Words For Snow, which tells a tale of an old dog dreaming of his owner. The piece is called Eider Falls at Lake Tahoe. “It has all been created in camera with shadow puppets, one of my favourite art forms because of its simplicity. It is something that I’ve wanted to do for years and it was great...
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Miike Snow recruited one of my favorite Swedish...
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video: Sleigh Bells - Comeback Kid
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Pearl Fiction (Per Störby from Zeigeist) releases...
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video: We Have Band - Where Are Your People?
Alex Turvey directed a very artistic, somewhat frightening but beautiful video for We Have Band’s Where Are Your People?, taken from their new album Ternion. The video was inspired by Alejandro Jodorowsky’s 1973 cult film The Holy Mountain. In case you can’t wait to hear Ternion in full (out on January 29), you can stream it in its entirety below.
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video: A$AP Rocky - Wassup
The video for the Clams Casino-produced Wassup, taken from A$AP Rocky’s LiveLoveA$AP, was inspired by Scarface, Belly, Enter The Dragon, The Warriors and Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory. “The result is a video that follows A$AP Rocky through a dreamy fantasy world filled with 40s, Ferrari’s, homies and hoards of cash”, although about 99% percent of the videos for...
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Tourist is the reincarnation of the Brighton-based...
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video: Me And My Drummer - You're A Runner
Me And My Drummer are a boy/girl duo from Germany: Charlotte Brandi on vocals and behind the keyboard, Matze Pröllochs on drums. Their debut single You’re A Runner is a strong piece of drum-driven pop à la Niki & the Dove. “This voice forms a tender, intimate, immediate alliance with a set of instruments reduced to its core. Almost brutally close, they create an intoxicating...
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video: ScHoolboy Q - Hands On The Wheel (feat....
Hands On The Weel is taken from ScHoolboy Q’s Habits & Contradictions (which has plenty of other jams, out now on iTunes) and features A$AP Rocky. In case you were wondering, it samples Lissie’s cover of Kid Cudi’s Pursuit Of Happiness. Directed by JeromeD.com.
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video: Lianne La Havas - Forget
Lianne La Havas has got it all. The voice, the looks, the hair, the smile, the clothes, and the songs, of course. Sweet guitar-pop, fronted by a romantic soul voice. I haven’t really blogged about her yet, but this new video for Forget has got to be the perfect introduction. Directed by Danny Sangra.
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video: Active Child - Hanging On
Even though I’ve heard it countless times already, Active Child’s Hanging On still puts me on the top of my seat every single spin. Directed by Pier Pictures.
I just can’t keep hanging on To you and me I just don’t know what is wrong With you and me Touch me and then turn away Put your hands into the flame Tell me if you feel this pain ‘Cause I don’t...
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video: Class Actress - Bienvenue
The video for Class Actress’ Bienvenue (taken from her debut Rapprocher) features Elizabeth Harper (that’s Class Actress), a glam, designer-clad actress who falls for foxy model Sina Araghi in Paris. Directed by Clement Gino and Gregory Faure.
“As a girl, I fell in love with Montmarte—it’s the classic romantic artist haven. So far, most of my videos have been shot in...
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Azealia Banks soundtracked the Mugler fashion show...
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video: Alex Winston - Choice Notes
Originally released on a 7” back in 2010, Choice Notes is one of Alex Winston’s first singles and can also be found on the tracklist off her debut album King Con, which is set for a March 6 release. The song has been featured in a commercial already, but Austin Peters directed a proper video for the sweet pop jam in Detroit earlier this month.
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short film: Rosemary - A Persian Tale
Danish/Iranian nu-disco duo Rosemary made a short film, soundtracked by excerpts of their free debut EP A Persian Tale. Directed by Lasse Martinussen.
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video: Santigold - Big Mouth
The second Cody Critcheloe (SSION)-directed video of the day is the colourful/playful video for Big Mouth, the new Santigold single. It’s the second outtake from her forthcoming new album Master of My Make-Believe, which is set for a release this Spring. Sounds/looks a lot like M.I.A.
mp3 Santigold - Big Mouth
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video: Perfume Genius - Hood
Gay porn star/NY-based escort Arpad Miklos stars along Perfume Genius in the video for Hood, directed by Winston H. Case. Hood is taken from Perfume Genius’ (absolutely gorgeous, believe me) sophomore effort Put Your Back N 2 It, out on February 21 via Matador/Turnstile. “The song’s about how if someone knew you 100%, they would go away” - read more about the idea behind...
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video: MNDR - #1 In Heaven
MNDR’s new single #1 In Heaven (the first to be taken off her forthcoming debut) is a song about Patty Hearst, granddaughter of newspaper legend/millionaire William Randolph Hearst, arrested for robbing and murdering a person but eventually excused for the crime. The lyrics are her exact words after getting arrested: “Tell them I am smiling and send my greetings.” The video was...
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video: Light Asylum - Skull Fuct
Light Asylum are currently tucked away in the studio recording their debut album which is set for a release in May on Mexican Summer. To soften the wait, the duo had a video made for Skull Fuct (taken from their In Tension EP), which was shot and directed by Emilxa Xuryłowicz and Cezary Zacharewicz.
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mp3: CSLSX - Aeromancer (ft. Mountain Man)
A delicious new slice from CSLSX titled Aeromancer, featuring a capella folk-trio Mountain Man (famous for their collaborations with Feist) on the vocals. Drum-driven disco-pop fronted by three sweet angelic voices.
mp3 CSLSX - Aeromancer (ft. Mountain Man)
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Clams Casino and Woodkid remix Lana Del Rey's...
Clams Casino chops Lana Del Rey’s Born To Die in pieces, as if she’s singing the song while slowly dying, in particular during the final minute. Woodkid gives it a baroq’esque vibe that fits the song surprisingly well with these perfect-timed drums (kind of balearic in a way), creating an image in my head where Del Rey reigns her kingdom on her throne and sends out her army to...
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mp3: Air Tycoon - Los Angeles
Tons of samples, a touch of witch house and a great hip-hop flow overall - that’s exactly what Illionois-based producer/beatsmith Air Tycoon does. His 10-track album/mixtape Fuck Everything I’m God was recommended to me yesterday by Clap Clap Colour, today he happens to have a splendid new track out titled Los Angeles. He reminiscences the style of Clams Casino’s Rainforest EP...
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video premiere: Narrow Sparrow - Spooky Head
Spooky footage from the 1920s make up the video for Narrow Sparrow’s Spooky Head, taken from their joyful aforementioned 4-track Synthworks EP (still a free download).
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stream: Porcelain Raft - Strange Weekend
After a handful of (excellent) EP’s, Porcelain Raft is set to release his debut full-length Strange Weekend on January 23 via Secretly Canadian. It is a very beautiful record - emotional, intimate, dreamy. I’ve been listening to this on repeat for a couple of weeks already and am very pleased you can share in this pleasure as well, since you can stream Strange Weekend in its entirity...
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video: o F F Love - Be Around U
o F F Love’s debut Probably Love is out today and holds plenty of other drugged-but-intimate post-r&b songs, such as the new single Be Around U. Check the video out above and grab Sail A Whale’s take on the song below.
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mp3: Azealia Banks - NEEDSUMLUV
Azealia Banks pairs up with producer Machinedrum for a new joint titled NEEDSUMLUV, tagged on her soundcloud as “progressive r&b” - which seems about right. The beats are taken Machinedrum’s SXLND, taken from Machinedrum’s new EP. There’s an Aaliyah sample somewhere in there too.
mp3 Azealia Banks - NEEDSUMLUV
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video: Symmetry - Over The Edge
Alberto Rossini directed a little video for Over The Edge, taken from Symmetry’s Themes For An Imaginery Film. While you’re at it, be sure to read the interview Pitchfork had with mastermind Johnny Jewel about the score and his scrapped score for Drive and pre-order your physical copy over at Rough Trade.
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video premiere: Beat Culture - Before You Go
Delighted to premiere this beautiful video for Beat Culture’s dense Before You Go, directed by the talented Brendan Canty of Feel Good Lost. It uses footage of a cheetah Brendan shot for his cinema advert for Fota Wildlife Park set to footage of a beach, with some filters and other layers to give it that extra special touch.
Before You Go is taken from Beat Culture’s new full-length...
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introducing: Litanic Mask
Combine the hypnotic pop-sound of Grimes, Light Asylum’s fierce vocals and Zola Jesus’ love for goth and you’ve got Litanic Mask. This Portland-based duo hasn’t officialy released anything yet, but a bunch of demos are available on their Soundcloud and below for streaming. Recommended listening: in the dark, all by yourself. Pretty sure it will blow you away.
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Friends - Maida Vale Session
Friends’ session at the Maida Vale studios aired last night on Huw Stephens’ show on BBC Radio 1; the Brooklyn alt-pop’ers played the almost irresisteble I’m His Girl and a brand new song titled A Thing Like This. They also mention the album is likely to drop this Spring, laugh at how Huw Stephens says “Europe” and talk a bit about Elton John. Stream the full...
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mp3: Tanlines - Brothers
Tropical pop duo Tanlines return in 2012 with a proper full-length titled Mixed Emotions on True Panther. It’s out on March 20 (pre-order it here) and was mixed by Jimmy Douglass, who has also worked with Timbaland, Aaliyah and Missy Elliot in the past. Below you’ll find a new song Brothers and a video of the duo performing Real Life for KEXP.
mp3 Tanlines - Brothers
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Grimes - Genesis (Yours Truly Session)
Watch Grimes create hypnopop-jam Genesis, in session for Yours Truly.
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I have fallen in love with Barcelona-based dream...
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video: Austra - Spellwork
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Charli XCX - Stay Away (Live From Dalston Heights)
Watch Charli XCX perform her excellent Stay Away live from Dalston Heights. The original version of the song is fierce and dark, but this beat-less version emphasises the story behind the song.
Do you remember what I said That first time we met, Stay away, why couldn’t you stay away I never needed anyone But now that you are gone Stay away, won’t you just stay away
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mp3: Nicolas Jaar - With Just One Glance You
GvsB points to a great new track from Nicolas Jaar titled With Just One Glance You, which was released about a week ago in celebration of his mention on NPR’s favorite new artists of 2011. It sounds more like his material as DARKSIDE than any of the stuff on Space Is Only Noise with these conga-like drums. Vocals by Scout Larue, the daughter of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore.
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video: Mark Ronson - A La Modeliste
Mark Ronson teams up with Erykah Badu, Trombone Shorty, Mos Def, Zigaboo Modeliste, and members of The Dap Kings for A La Modeliste, a smooth and jazzy track. It’s part of RE:GENERATION, a documentary which follows several producers.
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Gabriel Bruce - i-N Session
Gabriel Bruce plays acoustic versions of his outstanding debut single Sleep Paralysis and a new song titled Cars Not Leaving whilst doing the laundry, in session for i-D Magazine.
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Double Denim’s 10th release is a 7”...
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video: Megafortress - Green Child
Software (the Mexican Summer imprint run by Ford & Lopatin) will release the self-titled debut EP of Megafortress on January 31. Green Child, taken from that EP, is a very delicate song with a falsetto that reaches heaven, a bit of a less hi-fi (but not lo-fi) version of Active Child with the water’y elements of Balam Acab. Watch the Grant Nitsch-directed video for Green Child above.
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video: Keep Shelly in Athens - Running Out of You
Athens-based director Thanasis Tsimpinis made a beautiful short film titled M I N E - it is set to Keep Shelly in Athens’ Running Out of You, taken from their In Love With Dusk EP.
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video: Moullinex & Peaches - Maniac
Peaches brings pure sex on the dancefloor with her Moullinex-produced cover of Michael Sembello’s Maniac, gained international fame thanks to Flashdance. It’s taken from a 4-track EP which holds covers of Donna Summer, Giorgio Moroder and Skatt Brothers, with production coming from by Telonius, Munk and The Phenomenal Handclap Band, out next week on Gomma. “She’s a...
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video: L'Étoile Mystérieuse - Empire
Got an email from L’Étoile Mystérieuse (that’s French for The Mystery Star/Mysterious Star and the name of a Tintin album) with a link to their website, which holds a video for a dreamy track titled Empire. It has a bit of an African vibe to it (reminds me of Fool’s Gold) and it’s quite mesmerizing, you’ll be singing along “woah weyah woah weyah” in no...
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video: GANGI - Outside Ones
This beautifully shot black & white, “mystery man chases young woman” clip is the official video for GANGI’s Outside Ones. The song is taken from the duo’s forthcoming album Gesture Is, off which you can stream some other tracks on their Bandcamp. If you combine the melancholy of Destroyer and NewVillager’s mythpop, you get something like this. Directed by...